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duke9509 · Entrenched Joined: 03 Apr 2011 Posts: 812

I can tell you that the binary can't be decoded directly. It was a bunch of nonsense. It was made solely of the characters: #"$&%'!B@?A>= plus the character U+0014 which predictably repeated every three characters. EDIT: actually, sometimes there is actually a space and no second character between the two DC4s This character is apparently 'DEVICE CONTROL 4' and is used when computers need to tell a device to stop doing something:

zeighy · Unfettered Joined: 10 Jul 2011 Posts: 368

I don't get what your quote is for? Neutral

**Posted:** Sat Jul 23, 2011 9:43 pm

duke9509 · Entrenched Joined: 03 Apr 2011 Posts: 812

I figured that, since it repeats so predictably, that character has some sort of significance and that a description of what it's used for might be of some use to us. It was my best lead at the time.

**Posted:** Sat Jul 23, 2011 9:44 pm

zeighy · Unfettered Joined: 10 Jul 2011 Posts: 368

I wonder if there's any significance that we can see other folders in the site.... although, they're 403ed on us...

EDIT: I wonder why the file is named "voicesfromfuture" should have some significance, too

**Posted:** Sat Jul 23, 2011 9:53 pm

duke9509 · Entrenched Joined: 03 Apr 2011 Posts: 812

Wait! Pause! It's a pause! Like in a transmission! Those symbols must each represent a number or something. They're grouped in twos, so it must be something like dec / char or hex. We just have to figure out which character represents each number. The groups that are just a space would be the end of a word.

EDIT: Oh, wait. There are a few groups of " A" A line break maybe?
EDIT2: Nuts, there are also "% " and " %" maybe spaces represent a number, too? or maybe my theory is just a good (but incorrect) guess...

**Posted:** Sat Jul 23, 2011 9:54 pm

zeighy · Unfettered Joined: 10 Jul 2011 Posts: 368

I just ran a google search, and scimitar is actually a kinds of sword they used in the old times and is usually known to be used by arabs/muslim.

Now, going back to the list of directories on the L6 of the sfs, there's s directory named "swordfiles" maybe that has some significance now?

EDIT: also, scimitar is also a stealth ship in starwars... lol, I guess now things are makes more sense

EDIT2: it also has some info about another ship in startrek about a ship (that can cloak) used to overthrow someone... hmmmmmmm, now it seems the use of this word has much deeper use then?

**Posted:** Sat Jul 23, 2011 10:10 pm

duke9509 · Entrenched Joined: 03 Apr 2011 Posts: 812

Ok, I need to go. I likely won't be back until tomorrow. I emailed my theory about the code to Dan in case that will get you guys a hint.

**Posted:** Sat Jul 23, 2011 10:56 pm

punxtr · Die Hard Try Hard Joined: 17 Jul 2010 Posts: 2994

Decoded it! You need to decode it thrice *hint*

Edit--Use your knowledge of what each kind of base language should look like.

Edit2--I should share the message, at least. Here it is (I emailed it to Dan already):

**Posted:** Sat Jul 23, 2011 11:03 pm

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duke9509 · Entrenched Joined: 03 Apr 2011 Posts: 812

Got it!

**Posted:** Sat Jul 23, 2011 11:13 pm

punxtr · Die Hard Try Hard Joined: 17 Jul 2010 Posts: 2994

Edit--No problem duke, I beat you by a full 10 minutes! Not like it matters... solving puzzles make you feel great!

Dan's response:

**Posted:** Sat Jul 23, 2011 11:26 pm

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duke9509 · Entrenched Joined: 03 Apr 2011 Posts: 812

New Scimitar email. Has someone been chatting with him?

**Posted:** Sun Jul 24, 2011 9:40 am

posse

Sure, I'll fess up. Very Happy

I haven't rebooted LAINSY, and I won't do it unless there's a majority here who can agree on that decision, but I want to make sure that this new character has a chance to "play" before we all start ignoring him and feeding him to Miller. I had sent him this email:

**Posted:** Sun Jul 24, 2011 10:53 am

SolarMarr · Decorated Joined: 19 Jun 2011 Posts: 157

**Posted:** Sun Jul 24, 2011 3:22 pm

posse

Also heads up a new email from Dan Miller:

**Posted:** Sun Jul 24, 2011 4:14 pm

duke9509 · Entrenched Joined: 03 Apr 2011 Posts: 812

Have you already emailed that decoded string to Dan? If not, I will.
Also, I second that you should post the message you sent to Scimitar.

**Posted:** Sun Jul 24, 2011 4:31 pm